India, Sept. 13 -- A 22-year-old Muslim man who was allegedly assaulted at a Bhopal court before his planned interfaith marriage has been acquitted by a district court in a case under the MP Freedom of Religion Act, 2021, according to the court order released on Saturday.

Sayyed Khan, a Pipariya resident, had reached Bhopal district court on February 7, 2025, to marry a Hindu woman from his village. Before the marriage, members of right wing organisations allegedly attacked him inside the court. He was later taken to MP Nagar police station, where he was allegedly assaulted again, and subsequently booked by Bankhedi police under Sections 3 and 5 of the Act, said RS Rajput, additional public prosecutor. Khan was then arrested on February ...